Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.
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Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.
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Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.
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Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.
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I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.
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I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating.
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I'm great at dishwashing.
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I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing.
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I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.
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I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely.
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Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school.
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I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day.
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I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit!
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Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed.
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I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child.
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There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up.
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In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous.
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It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given.
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Narcissism is just self-confidence.
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When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms.
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I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.
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For the American culture to evolve and include Asians is so amazing.
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Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs.
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When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving.